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The vacci-nation: how Israel got on the front foot with COVID-19 immunisation

Israel’s rapid roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccination makes it both a trailblazer and a guinea pig for the rest of the world, and presents lessons for civil servants around the […]

Former ethics chief quits, leaving Patel the last one standing

Helen MacNamara, the UK’s deputy cabinet secretary and the civil service’s former head of propriety and ethics, is to leave government next month for a new job as director of […]

Biden rolls back Trump’s clampdown on diversity training

Within hours of becoming US president yesterday, Joe Biden signed an executive order to rescind his predecessor Donald Trump’s ban on government contractors providing some forms of diversity training. Biden’s new order […]

ECB launches SupTech procurement

The European Central Bank (ECB) is stepping up its investment in SupTech – technology for supervisory agencies – with a planned spend of more than £200m (US$276m). SupTech has growing […]

Biden’s challenge: rebuilding climate expertise in government

Climate change was central to US President Joe Biden’s election campaign. But to deliver his promises he will need to rebuild personnel, budgets and regulation. Catherine Early reports “The Trump […]

About turn: what Biden’s presidency means for federal staff

As Donald Trump faces his last day in the White House, US civil servants are preparing for a new administration and a very different style of government. We ask three […]

Reach every home: building universal digital services

Governments need strong digital infrastructure to provide citizens with online services and boost economic growth. At a GGF webinar, the panel considered how to develop national communications networks – and […]

Spare room superheroes: how finance departments met the pandemic threat

When COVID-19 struck, finance departments around the world sent their staff home – and asked them to put their economies into induced comas. At the Global Government Finance Summit, senior […]

UK needs an AI strategy, says advisory committee

The UK government needs an artificial intelligence (AI) strategy so it can be “influential in attracting talent, shaping global markets and global governance”, according to the AI Council, the government’s […]

Taxing times: SMEs cautious about open banking

The UK government is exploring how technology can streamline tax administration. But HMRC must not add more burden to a community that is already being battered by COVID-19 and Brexit. […]